Fishing-gig



(No Model.)

B. N. STOCKTON.

FISHING GIG.

No. 326,803. Patented Sept. 22, 1885.

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ROBERT N. STOCKTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

FISHING-GIG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,803, dated September 22,1885.

Application tiled April 28, 1865.

To all whom it may cowcern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT N. STooKToN, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and valuable improvement in Fishing- Gigs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked there- Figure 1 is an elevation of the spear-head, showing the movable jaws opened and closed; and Fig. 2 is an enlarged broken detail section.

My invention has relation to fishing-spears or analogous devices having pivoted springaoting jaws; and it has for its object to provide an inexpensive, simple, effective, and quickly-acting spear.

My invention accordingly consists of the combination, construction, and arrangement of parts as hereinafter particularly described and claimed.

In the drawings, A represents the spear rod or handle, having a T-shaped end or head, a, to the ends of the horizontal bar a of which are pivoted angular shaped arms B. The ends b of arms B have on their adjacent sides series of fixed claws, splines, or points b, and these ends form the jaws between which the fish or object is caught. The ends I) of arms 13 are adjacent to spear-rod A, and are in con- (Xo model.)

tact with and acted upon to close said jaws together by suitable flat or other springs, C, secured to the spear-rod.

One of the arms B is provided with a lateral opening, (Z, through which passes the end e of a triggenbar, E, which end has a spring, 6*, attached thereto by a band or ferrule, e, and retaining-stud 6 while the other end of said trigger has a recesrs or shoulder, e, for engagement with the remaining arm B to hold said arms open or apart, as indicated in full lines, Fig. 1. hen in this position, the least contact of an object-as, for instance, a fish swimming between the jaws b b-with the trigger-bar E causes its spring 6 to act to set it 01'1" or disengage itself from locked arm B, whereupon the arms are suddenly closed together by springs O to catch such object or fish.

IVhat I claim is A fishing-spear having T-head a, bent arms B B, having ends I), with fixed inside claws, b, and ends 0 springs O, and opening d in one of the arms B, and a trigger, E, having spring 6 and end 6, passing through armopening d, and a recessed end, e, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT N. STOCKTON.

\Vitnesses:

ALLEN H. GANGEMER, MATT. CLIFTON. 

